The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-24
Maine Matters.
THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION.

THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION.
The siXty-third Legislature adjourned sine
die at midnight Thursday. Nearly 800 acts and
resolves were passed during the session.
Among the measures passed during the closing
days were the following: The Boston Il Maine
bill; bill providing for annual sessions; bill to
eradicate and prevent contagious diseases
among cattle; bill to prevent serious competi-
ton from convict labor with State industries;
medical registration bill VETOED by Governor
and veto sustained) insurance brokers bill bill
ceding Widows Island to the United States. 4
compromise was effected on the temperance
bill. The bill preventing the sale of cigarettes
to minors was killed between the two branches.
The fines were too heavy. The pay roll of the
Senate, AS passed. amounts to 1874. and for
the House, S29,500.
The last hours of the Legislature We're spent
crayon likeness of himself was presented to
President Marble. Mr.. Gushec made very
hitting presentation speech. In the House Mr..
Scott. the young Democrat from Clifton. intro
duced resolutions of good will towards Speaker
Litteheld, and supported them in appropriate
speech. He was followed by Messr>. Dickey,
Manley. Bradley, Dow, Newbert. Walton,
Shaw, Gushing and Condor. The speeches
were appropriate, betting the last hours of
the session. The concluding words of Mr..
Manley's are of public interest. He said:
II cannot permit this opportunity to pass
without calling the attention Of the House to
the record we have made. 1t has been asserted
broadcast that we have been an cXtravagant
Legislature, making unusual appropriations.
The record shows that the legislature of 1851
appropriated for the years 1>e5-6 50 .6l9. 4O0. 40
1t Is true that we have in few cases increased
TO Il limited degree the salaries of worthy Off
GERS, and we have dealt generously, as we
ought. with the charitable and educational in
terests OF the State but our appropriations for
the wears 1888 are only 80 ,446. %. showing
reduction of S112,6S0.23, and completely re-
1utlnS the false assertion Of our extravaganza.
Again. gentlemen, we have reduced the annual
amount OF the tax to be assessed on the people
OF this State S2369O20t. thus tightening to an
appreciate degree the burden of every tax
payer. 1t is a record i'll which we can take
pride and confidently appeal for all approving
verdict from the people"
After the speeches on the resolutions We're
through Mr.. Horrigan, the young Democrat
from Biddeford, made the speech presenting to
the Speaker. in behalf of the House. a large
crayon portrait of Mr.. Littleteld and two al
buns for photographs of the members Of the
House. Mr.. Litteicld'> reply was Very appro-
pirate and touching. lie referred to the work
done by the House, to the length of the session,
aud the good will and courtesy that had pre-
vailed through all the stormy debates As he
declared the Legislature adjourned just AS the
hands of the clock reached midnight. there was
many a Legislator with lump in his throat and
one or two were seen crying.
After adjournment Speaker Littleteld in be-
half Of the Legislature and State officials. pre-
scented to Governor Bodwe large cravon
portrait of His EXcelcncy.
These ceremonies concluded. the senator's
representatives and officials departed. leaving
the Capitol to the night watclmeu.
he presentation of portraits was begun in
the afternoon, when Mr.. Walton. in behalf of
the House, presented to Major Dickev Il large
crayon likeness of the oldest legislator.
THE LIQUOR BILL.
Last
committee on the liquor bill agreed and both
Houses accepted the repor. and passed the
bill. The only points in dispute We're the pro-
visions relating to druggists. and the clauses
making nlted States licenses DfiA2U fucie ev-
dence. The druggist clause OF the bill. which
Is an amendment of chapter iGG Of the public
laws of 1850 as amcndatory of section 81 OF
chapter - of the Revised Statutes was finally
agreed to by striking OFF the !;i>t half of the
section. This is the section. the part stricken
off being indicated by italics
sect. 31-No person shall keep a drinking house
and tppins shop. Whoever sells Intoxicating
liquors in any building, vessel boat contrary to
law, and the same are there drank, is guilty of
Keeping drinking house and tipping shop, and
upon the first conviction shall he fined one hun
bred dollars and costs, and he imprisoned sixty
days. or instead Of such fine and costs shall be
imprisoned three months, and on every sub,c-
quent conviction shall be punished hy il fine Of
Two hundred dollars and costs and he imprisoned
siN months. druggists aHd dj,oihernficS man ketp
"Icohoi IN reasonaL!e qaahfiiy tar conpoHAJiDg
ncdicihcS, Int not for safe. Inn intoris1fiDg
Hqa"r other Ntn nicoho}, k]H or d,}rSitrd by
df"ggitS or npothccaries IN upon Mcir p,-cA
Uses, wicn falcn IN connection rith the ptynnt OF
q g'r@'"menf tar as a d'oi'i in intorirating
liquors, ShaH BE- prin,a farie cridtHcc TINT silt Ii
q"ors are ntenoied for saie in rjoitti"n ~ lar.
This striking of of the last of this section is
intended TO relieve the druggists from the di-
lennla in which they insisted The hill put them.
The clause relating especially to United States
licenses is unchanged. and stands aS follows:
The payment of the nitetl States special tax as
liquor seller, or notice of kind in any place
OF resort Indicating that toNicating liquors are
there sold kept or given away unl;twfuliv shall
he held to he pIim0 ritcic evidence that the person
or persons paying said taN and the party parties
displaying said n0liccs shall he deemed common
sellers of intoxicating liquors. and the premises
kept by them common nuiS;tncc>.